Preseason Game Thread: 10/19/13 Spurs vs Heat

[HI-FI]

Dunno about that. Would be difficult for him to pass up $5m a season for handing out chalupas...

Hope no one from FO is reading this idea.

[ElNono]

Hope no one from FO is reading this idea.

Where do you think I got the idea from?

[HI-FI]

[mrjap2x]

How was Leonard's performance?

[ElNono]

How was Leonard's performance?

He was great, but he didn't play much.

[mrjap2x]

He was great, but he didn't play much.

Do you think his play is sustainable?

[ElNono]

Do you think his play is sustainable?

hope so. rooting for him

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Do you think his play is sustainable?

I think it can get better. Once he realizes that he can take most fools off the dribble because of his burst, he will settle for less 18 footers.

[bklynspursfan]

Washed-up Manu on a 14 mil contract was dead weight. Washed up Manu on a 7 mil contract isn't that bad but it's still overpaying for him. 5 milllion would have been more than fair.

Throughout his time here, he could've gotten more if he wanted in his prime. So the fact that he got what he did now just shows the mutual respect from both sides. 5 million would not have been fair to Manu for all he's done for the Spurs.

[mrjap2x]

Nice to see kawhi being able to play great.

[ElNono]

Do you think his play is sustainable?

hope so. rooting for him

[200 miles]

I wonder if rogues will change his favorite team from the Heat to the Lakers next season tbh.

[racm]

The concern with Whiwhi has never been consistency but health IMO.

[mrjap2x]

The concern with Whiwhi has never been consistency but health IMO.

Is that knee gonna be along term problem?

[racm]

Is that knee gonna be along term problem?

It shouldn't be with proper care. The Spurs medical staff is good enough.

[Skull-1]

Why are you basing so much off a preseason game? Parker shot the ball four times, and Ginobili went 3-4 from three. We have a lot of questions answered today. For instance, Leonard is ready to break out. We learned that Belinelli can step up offensively and Baynes can keep up with an elite NBA team. We also learned that Joseph is still a bit green and may not be ready to get a lot of minutes in a meaningful playoff game.

And Manu is gonna jack up threes again all season...clang.

watch that percentage go into the cellar fast.

[Skull-1]

dude parker had a fantastic playoffs. he averaged like 25 points and 13 assists in the Grizzlies series tbh.. if we wouldn't have choked he would have been the mvp probably if not duncan

And fell apart at the end.

[Skull-1]

Tony will be fine... he just needs to use this season to get ready to play for France next summer... I think he'll be fine.

[Skull-1]

fify. Manu isn't big 3 anymore.

. True. Leonard is though.

[Skull-1]

that's because most players don't have a legion of third worlders worshiping them. if Manu was American, we would've gotten a much better deal on him.

Boom.

[Sean Cagney]

pretty much. I'd say the anger has become less, but occasionally I think about the blown chances and it still stings to a certain degree. Props to Parker for admitting that will bother him til he's dead. It's only human to think about what could've been. In the end Miami was the better team, but since so much of their team depends on the freakishness of Lebron and we're more system based and solidly built, I hope the law of averages works in our favor.

Yep, you know you got the rings but you always think about the ONE that got away more at times for some reason. I am sure when Tony retires he will have some closure and realize he did well in his career and has 3 (Hopefully 4 by the time got willing) rings and can smile some. He though will think about the one that got away too as most will. I feel bad for Leonard and Green and others who played their butt off and never got a ring, that must be devistating to be so close to a ring for the young guys and then BOOM since they don't know if they will ever be back and they basically had it.

[Skull-1]

The only true s on the Spurs is Duncan and Leonard..one will retire soon and the other will leave just in time to avoid sinking down with that ship, tbh..

I will be a fan of any team Leonard is on, even if it is The Lakers. Dude deserves a ring and I hope he gets it after he leaves SA, because he isn't getting one as a Spur if Manu has anything to do with it.

[Kyl3]

Went to the game tonight. While 96 isn't a really bad final score, if I didn't look at the scoreboard the whole game, I could have sworn the spurs were well below 80. Just a bad game overall, especially with Miami shooting so well. Kawhi looked fantastic though with 17 points in only 12 minutes. Was scared when I saw him sitting on the bench with knee bags on for the rest of the game.

[HI-FI]

Went to the game tonight. While 96 isn't a really bad final score, if I didn't look at the scoreboard the whole game, I could have sworn the spurs were well below 80. Just a bad game overall, especially with Miami shooting so well. Kawhi looked fantastic though with 17 points in only 12 minutes. Was scared when I saw him sitting on the bench with knee bags on for the rest of the game.

they showed him later with no knee bags on, and in the previous game, TD and TP had ice bags too.

from listening to RC's comments, it sounds like the tendonitis was there since college and because of the shortened season, never had time to properly deal with it. so I'm sure Pop will try to gauge it as well as he can.

[Ice009]

Heat got better this off-season. Spurs got worse. lol @ SA for overpaying for a washed-up Argy and a soft Brazillian. Still don't understand why SA values trash foreign players like these guys after seeing how beastly a young American player like Leonard was last year. So much foreign trash on this team right now. DeColo's the worst though. The er isn't even good enough for most Euroleague teams and he has a NBA roster spot. Hilarious.

SA will be a 2nd round exit this year. Heat will three-peat.

Like I've said before - Nando, is living someone else's dream. He shouldn't even be in the NBA.